Providing Clinical Hypnosis in the Twin Cities since 2007.

Does an exhausting problem such as overweight, smoking, insomnia, or a fear of public speaking have a negative effect on your life, career or relationships? Do your bad habits or stuck behavioral patterns have you feeling powerless to make the changes that you want in your life.

Hypnosis isn’t magic, but the results can sometimes seem that way to clients who are finally able to overcome a problem that they may have been struggling with for years.

Let Cindy Locher, NGH Board Certified Hypnotherapist with 12 years experience, help you create the result you want.

Can Cindy help you?

I get it. Right now your number one question is, “can you help me?” The honest answer is that we need to talk first. Chances are, if you look at the page about your issue and recognize yourself in what is on that page, I can help you.

The more you know, the better decision you can make, and we encourage you to do your research to decide 1) is hypnosis right for you and 2) is ChangeWorks the right place. To help you get started, we encourage you to take a look at our page detailing numerous hypnosis studies, and of course our testimonials.

Our Clients Love to Talk About Their Success at ChangeWorks Hypnosis.

ChangeWorks Hypnosis Center is the place

for you to reinvent and empower yourself to be the person you wish to be. Most people in life find that they need help along the way to make their life more enjoyable and fulfilling; to change those habits that they just can’t seem to change themselves.

A Unique Integrative and Holistic Approach

ChangeWorks is unlike any other hypnosis provider in that Cindy Locher incorporates multiple, highly sophisticated techniques into her client work. While your first session will focus on hypnosis, in subsequent sessions you may be introduced to one or more of the techniques described on Our Methods page, including NLP, brainwave entrainment, EFT, and Eye Movement Integration. Which techniques are right for you will be determined by during the work itself, based on years of client experience, professional training, and the responses and results you have with the work.

Integrating multiple modalities, when appropriately and expertly chosen for the client by trained professionals, has proven to provide quicker and more lasting results for a wide variety of issues.

Your mind deserves a professional you can trust.

Since 2007 Cindy Locher has dedicated her career to reaching the highest level of effectiveness with client outcomes, obtaining training and certifications on multiple integrative modalities.

Cindy Locher is also a certified hypnotherapy and NLP master trainer who for five years owned and operated the Midwest Hypnotherapy Academy, a Minnesota state licensed school of hypnotherapy, and the largest facility dedicated to quality training of hypnotherapists in the Midwest during its operation, with the most rigorous program (400+ hours) in the five state area.

In addition, Cindy works in cooperation with several medical facilities in the Twin Cities, including HealthPartners on their Healthy Discounts program. Our programs, as well as our staff, are experienced, proven and trusted, giving you the confidence you need to reach your goals more effectively.

Perhaps there is a specific goal you want to reach,

or a bad habit that you need to stop. Here at ChangeWorks Hypnosis Center our job is to guide you down the path to your goals using a client centered approach, personalizing every session to maximize the time we spend together, en-route to your goal.

ChangeWorks is at the forefront of the movement toward mainstream hypnosis in the Twin Cities,

and has been selected by such organizations as HealthPartners, Education Minnesota (the state’s teacher’s union), cities like Brooklyn Park, corporations like American Family and the St. Paul Hotel and the Minnesota State Department of Corrections, among others, to provide services to their employees and members. Cindy also partners with a number of physicians in the Twin Cities area to use natural methods to improve our mutual clients’ health.

This is 100% about you.

The only way to find out if you can be accepted as a client is to call for your free consultation.

ChangeWorks Hypnosis Center

I developed a fear of flying and Cindy was able to help me overcome this fear. I am no longer afraid and love going on trips. ChangeWorks is a phenomenal company and I would highly recommend them to everyone!

Brian Rowell

14:35 27 Jan 18

I had developed a sleep pattern where I would have no issues initially falling asleep and would sleep hard for 4-5 hours. I would then get up to go to the bathroom and then I would have a heck of a time getting back to sleep. On those nights where I was lucky enough to get back to sleep, it would take at least an hour. And, unfortunately, there where many nights when I would not fall back to sleep which made for a miserable next day at work. This pattern worsened after both my parents died in 2016. I finally took a chance and, after an initial free consolation with Cindy Locher, I signed up for six sessions. The sessions were very interesting as I had never been hypnotized before and several of them were very emotional. Cindy made several recordings that allowed me to practice self-hypnosis which I still use on a weekly basis. By practicing what Cindy taught me, I now fall back to sleep in less than 15 minutes on most nights. This has greatly improved my mental and physical health. I can understand if you are skeptical that hypnosis can help you with your sleep issues – I know I was. But for me, I wished I would have done this 5 years ago. You need to keep in mind, however, that you do need to practice what she teaches you in the sessions.

Bob Z

23:59 03 Jan 18

Jeff helped me through very tough anxiety/stress issues using hypnosis therapy. I highly recommend him and hypnosis therapy. It has really worked amazingly well.

D Ann Schmidt

03:08 19 Dec 17

Cindy Locher is a kind compassionate professional. I am doing great with my weight loss, I have also become a happier more confident person thanks to Cindy.

Michael Pew

01:15 11 Jun 17

I lost 42 pounds!
Cindy is a wonderful, knowledgable, talented person. Very easy to feel comfortable and I made incredible progress toward my goal.
I am very grateful.

Cindy Locher helped me with an area of anxiety that I’ve struggled with for years. After just a couple sessions I noticed remarkable improvement. I attribute the progress to the way Cindy targeted the therapy specifically to address the root cause of my anxiety. Cindy also taught me techniques that I can apply on my own. An area that was previously extremely challenging for me has diminished substantially and become very manageable. I am confident I can make even more progress!

Cathleen Bonniwell

21:31 09 Nov 18

My name is Cathy, I was going in for surgery and had to reschedule it due to issues with my blood pressure because of the anxiety I felt about the surgery. My husband Dave suggested I see Jeff Bellis to help me with this anxiety. Jeff agreed to meet me at the hospital prior to my surgery to have a quick session. We went into the chapel of the hospital into a small side room and Jeff hypnotized me. He made me feel calm and reassured that everything was going to go well with the surgery. When I went to the preop area my blood pressure was normal and I was able to have my surgery. Also the recovery went well. I had no pain after the surgery and only took Tylenol for the pain. So happy I didn't have to take any narcotics! I contribute this all to the session I had with Jeff. Thank you ChangeWorks and Jeff!!
Cathy B

John VanKrevelen

21:47 21 Nov 18

Cindy helped me with anxiety problems that I have been struggling with for years. She helped me confront these fears and now I'm able to control my thoughts much better! Thanks so much!!!

Jessica Hanson

20:05 03 Dec 18

Leaves of healing:
A few weeks ago I did a personal session with a trusted hypnotherapist. The session was to help me release anger around an event that happened 4 years ago.
Before the session I had done self hypnosis to contain the emotions and event until they could be properly dealt with.
During the session of release and reframing, imagery of leaves falling and how trees effortlessly let go of leaves so they can rest and prepare for the next season... was used. It was a simple yet deep session.
After the session I felt release from the event and emotions attached to it.
In the following days every falling leaf brought a smile to my face as I continued to release and let go of the past event, as memories came up.
Recently I was sorting through a box and found a brochure for a place one of the people from the event and I went to. Upon picking up the brochure, 5 presses leaves fell out.
I remembered the good times we had at this place on the brochure and seemed to not recall the bad things much at all.
(The leaves had been placed in the brochure years before knowing this person. Funny how they should fall out just then?!)
Leaves will continue to fall and I will smile each time as I recall more of the good and less of the negative.
Hypnosis is a powerful healing tool, even for the hypnotherapist!
And yes, healing continues long after the client leaves the office.

Megan

17:08 22 Feb 19

My first session with Cindy was 1/23. I have not thought of or picked up a cigarette since. It was so easy and worth every single penny. I'm mad I didn't find her sooner. Thank you!!!

Geri Robbins

17:31 06 Mar 19

I had a very good experience and what I have learned with hypnosis is more ingrained in me every day. I am regularly listening to my sessions and that is very helpful. I hope I never lose the good feeling that I now have. I no longer have any feelings of guilt, almost no rumination or negative thoughts ( and when I do I can instantly stop them ). I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of me. I would encourage anyone to try hiypnosis or to use it as an add on to their talk therapy and medication if they feel it might help them.

larry couture

00:26 03 Apr 19

40 years of smoking ended when I bought into the smoking cessation program
I’m not sure exactly how or why it worked but I am sure they know what they are doing and offer the support and ideas to succeed
Thank you Changeworks

Chris Kulus

15:19 02 May 19

What a tremendous experience with Cindy! The process she goes through to ask the right questions and truly listen to your responses was impressive. Does a great job of taking the time to explain everything and I could not have been more happy with the results and the overall experience. Can tell she is an expert within this field.

Caroline Evans

20:29 02 May 19

Cindy provides an individualized approach that combines hypnosis and solid professional advice for your unique situation. Cindy really cares about your situation and helping you improve it. Cindy is the real deal and a great investment in yourself. I highly recommend her.

Robert Johansen

21:22 08 May 19

Thanks so much Cindy!! I have struggled with maintaining my weight after loosing it time after time after time. I have been on a constant roller coaster with weight control as long as I can remember.
Your professional help has given me the tools to stop the roller coaster and take control of my weight once that I have gotten to my goal.
Thanks Cindy
Joe J

Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Guided Imagery and Self-Hypnotic Techniques are not in any way meant as a substitute for standard medical, psychological or psychiatric treatment for serious or life-threatening conditions, such as medical trauma, surgical emergencies, bacterial infections, certain bodily "mechanical" difficulties, and thought disorders such as psychosis or schizophrenia. These techniques are an adjunctive/complementary alternative for self-healing, self-help, and behavioral modification.